Episode
Tales of the Unexpected: Proxy
Overview
Three men are being blackmailed by a woman for money. One day she is found murdered and the three worry that they will be suspected.
Details
- Series
- Tales of the Unexpected
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1984-05-26
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
Proxy is Episode 3 in Series 7 of Tales of the Unexpected. It aired on 1984-05-26. The runtime is 24 min.
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